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Days 4 & 5 - House Tours
I don't remember much about this round, except that all the chapters seemed nice. I still really liked the Bengals and the Eagles, but wasn't thrilled about the Bears. However I was so focused on the chapters I did like I wasn't worried about it. The specifics I remember are:
Eagles - I was picked up by a girl I didn't really click with and I remember thinking I hope I didn't screw over my chances with the Eagles. This day I noticed that a girl who went to my high school was in this chapter. She lived in my neighborhood but we never really hung out or talked or anything. She was nice and I liked her, but I wasn’t sure if she liked me or not. On the house tour I saw the NKOTB girl I clicked with before and she seemed really happy to see me, so that got me excited. We toured through the computer room at this chapter and I thought it was really cool because no other chapter had one (that I saw, at least).
Packers - Their house was confusing to me - there were all these twists and turns. And I remember thinking one of their sleeping porches looked like it was out of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The girl who took me on the house tour was super chatty - I couldn't tell if it was a nervous talk or if she was just naturally that way. She was nice, and the other girls I met were nice, but nothing special stood out about this house.
Patriots - They had a huge house and I felt totally lost, but in a good way. In this chapter most of the girls slept on the sleeping porches and kept their things in other rooms - and there were a lot of rooms! I clicked somewhat with the girl who took me on a house tour, which I hadn't clicked with anyone in the Patriots up until that point. I was starting to like this house more.
Panthers - I remember the Panther girls wore black and white this day, in whatever combo they wanted (print dress, black top/white bottom, etc) - they looked really well put together. It stuck out to me because at all the other chapters the members wore the exact same outfit (as in each house had a different outfit, but the members all wore the same thing). I thought their outfits made each girl's personality stand out, in a good way. I had a really good time on their house tour and again was surprised given my (false) preconceived notions about this house.
Raiders - This house had an annex connected to the main house, which made the whole structure seem really large. The Spice Girls chick from the day before came up and said hi to me, which made me feel welcomed. That's pretty much all I remember, although I know I liked the girls in this house.
Rams - I remember this house seemed kind of old. There was this 70s-era spiral staircase that was hard to walk up and down. (I know, a spiral staircase in a sorority house – shocking!) Other than that, I can't remember much about this house.
Bengals - I talked to a girl at this house who loved A-Rod (and ten years later people are still talking about him!), which I remember telling her one of my best friends in high school's nickname was A-Rod and somehow we bonded over that. I really liked her. Everyone I spoke with here I loved - I wanted to be a Bengal so badly!
I don’t remember much about the Ravens or the Bears. I don’t think either was particularly good or bad, it’s just nothing sticks out in my head. It has been ten years!
I headed home after the last party, happy, tired, and nervous. During the days I was fine – talkative and having a good time. It was in the evenings where worry crept into my stomach and I became anxious that I might get dropped by every house.
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